Comments on: Ask the cubicle expat: Can I quit my contract gig after a week if something better comes along?

By: Amy T

Amy T — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 04:53:36 +0000

I’m all for following your gut, consequences be damned. But personally, I always have to watch out for grass-is-greener syndrome.

If you’re really committing to the full time job, you might want to set aside that dream of being a freelancer and see what the workplace can offer you. Obeying the chronic urge to flee and operating with a foot out the door from the beginning may threaten to compromise your experience there.

Good luck!

By: Anne

Anne — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 00:54:27 +0000

I agree – screw the bridge! Reminds me of a little tale from a friend I was just told. She stormed out of her job after being literally screamed at by her manager and having 100+ files piled on er, reassigned to her overnight. A decade later – the same company needed her talent and skills in a different position and she was hired – her service and benefits levels started up where she left off (meaning 4 weeks of vacation versus the 10 days a newbie would’ve received).

Good Luck, L!

By: Tiffany | Gimme Bliss

Tiffany | Gimme Bliss — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 14:42:58 +0000

Isn’t that funny how some folks are decidedly pro-9-to-5 and others are confirmed anti-9-to-5-ers? For years I’ve tried to be a 9-to-5 girl, but the repeated illnesses, tooth grinding and feeling of general malaise have taught me that it’s not for me. And as Stuart Smalley would say, that’s…OK.

It’s immensely comforting to know that there are others who would rather accept a little risk and feel normal than take the security and work for brain-eating amoebas, much less dream about them.

Thanks for validating the legions of us who suffer from clockwatchaphobia.